Difference between revisions of "Category:Burrowing Mites"

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Burrowing Mites

Sarcoptidae

▼ Burrowing Mites
Demodex
Knemidocoptes
Notoedres
Sarcoptes
Trixacarus

The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.

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-*Sarcoptidae
+{{frontpage
-**'''[[Sarcoptes|''Sarcoptes'']]
+|pagetitle =Burrowing Mites
-**'''[[Knemidocoptes|''Knemidocoptes'']]
+|pagebody =
-**'''[[Trixacarus|''Trixacarus'']]
+<div style="text-align: center;">
-**'''[[Demodex|''Demodex'']]
+Sarcoptidae
+</div>
+|contenttitle =Content
+|contentbody =<big><b>
+<br><br>
+<categorytree mode=pages>Burrowing Mites</categorytree>
+</b></big>
+|logo =Knemidocoptes logo.jpg
+}}
-===''Notoedres''===
+[[Category:Mites|A]]
+[[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]
-*Known as feline scabies
-*Also common ectoparasite of tropical bats
-*Parasite of cats, rats, man and rabbits
-'''Recognition'''
-*Similar to ''Sarcoptes''
-*Less distinct angles on body surface
-*Females have suckers on legs 1 and 2
-*Females are about 225μm in length and males 150μm
-*Anal opening is distinctly dorsal (not posterior)
-'''Pathogenesis'''
-*Infection begins on the ear tips and spreads over the body
-*''Notoedres cati'' in [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Notoedric mites|notoedric skin infestation]]
-*Causes dermatitis
-*Burrowing of females damages keratinocytes leading to cytokine release
-*Hypersensitivity reaction may occur
-'''Diagnosis'''
-*Superficial skin scraping
-*A single nest in a scraping may yield many mites
-[[Category:Mites]]